In Dvin, the family was regarded as the political and military elite of the region before relocating to the Levant.

[1][2][3] Named after Najm ad-Din Ayyub the son of Shadhi Ibn Marwan a military elite fortress commander from Dvin, Armenia.

[4][5] He succeeded his father as governor of Tikrit and later ruled Baalbek under Imad al-Din Zengi.

[8] It ruled over modern-day Egypt, Syria, Upper Mesopotamia, the Hejaz, Yemen and the North African coast up to Tunisia.

The family has played a significant role in the political, economic, and social landscape of the modern era, with its members holding influential positions in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.